|  C   Em  |  G    |  C   Em  |  G    |

C    Em             G          C            Em              G
6 a. m. and Bobby's wakin' up, rolls out of bed with sleep- y eyes
C       Em                   G               Am
Goes to his sister's room a- cross the hall, "Hey Daisy rise and shine"

C        Em                G               C      Em           G
He pours two bowls full of Captain Crunch, puts a fresh pot of coffee on
C        Em           D       Em          C               D        G
He wakes his momma up off the couch, "The bus is here, we love you mom"

Am                     Bm                 C               D
He made the breakfast, he did the dishes, so she wouldn't have to

[Chorus]
    Am        D                   G                    F#m     Em
Oh, he's only ten, just comin' of age he oughta be out playin' ball
          Am                             D                    Em    E
And video games, climbin' trees, or on a bike, just ridin' a- round
         Am           D                               C     Em
But it's hard to be a kid, when you're the man of the house |

[Instrumental]
|  G    |  C   Em  |  G    |

[Verse]
C            Em              G           C       Em        G
It's late at night and Larry King is on, Momma's up on the couch again
C     Em             G                     Am
Bobby hears them all talk about that awful war his daddy's in

C          Em            G               C          Em               G
So he runs off, straight up to his room, don't want his momma to see him right now
C         Em                D      Em              C                D         G
He climbs in bed and says a silent prayer, then he cries his little blue eyes out
            D
Don't wanna let her down

[Chorus]
    Am        D                   G                    F#m     Em
Oh, he's only ten, just comin' of age he oughta be out playin' ball
          Am                             D                    Em    E
And video games, climbin' trees, or on a bike, just ridin' a- round
         Am           D                               G
But it's hard to be a kid, when you're the man of the house

[Verse]
C                                               Em
It's finally Saturday, Bobby gets a phone call, another world away from home
C                          Bm
He says, "I love you dad", Daddy says it right back,
Am                               C                       Bm         Am       Bm
"Wish I could reach through this phone. And hug you, and Daisy, and your mom
C
I'm so proud of you son."

[Chorus]
    Am        D                   G                    F#m     Em
Oh, he's only ten, just comin' of age he oughta be out playin' ball
          Am                             D                    Em    E
And video games, climbin' trees, or on a bike, just ridin' a- round
         Am           D                               Bm    C
But it's hard to be a kid, when you're the man of the house |

|  D   Em  |  Bm   C  |  D    |

[Outro]
           Em               D          G Em           C
Oh, it's 6 a.m. and Bobby's wakin' up, rolls out of bed with sleepy eyes